Sanada Maru
The final war started between the Toyotomi and the Tokugawa.
Nobushige had planned to fight outside the castle,
but it was to their extreme disadvantage.
In the meantime, Goto Matabe died in battle.
FINAL EPISODE
I'm very sorry, but...
this is a small convent...
so this is the only room available.
I'm aware of that.
Actually, there's another person here.
Will you share the room with him?
It's been a long time.
I'm surprised.
I was on my way back to Edo from Osaka.
Is that right?
I got lost in the mountain.
I happened to see this mountain temple,
so I asked to spend the night.
Sharing a room with someone I know is fun.
Please be at ease.
In that case.
Sir Sanada.
Sir Sanada, it's finally the big battle.
Let's put Tokugawa Ieyasu to rout!
I'm counting on you.
Go to bed early.
Don't worry. We will definitely win.
Right. We wouldn't lose.
Of course we'll win.
You seem to think we'll lose the war tomorrow.
We stand no chance.
Hey!
But we'll fight our hardest.
Sir Sanada, we will gladly die for you.
I value my life.
Hence, I will not die tomorrow.
I will return alive.
Men, did you hear that?
Value your lives.
And be sure to win.
Will do!
Let's hurry.
He's an amazing person.
I should've realized sooner.
You were listening to our strategies here.
Are you a Tokugawa spy?
I served Lord Nobunaga.
Then I served the Taiko.
I've never served the Tokugawa.
Then, why?
My daughter was raped by the Taiko.
So she committed suicide.
My wife died with her.
Ever since then...
I've been here.
Hideyoshi and Osaka Castle
should disappear from this world.
That's what I'm waiting for.
In spite of what your reasons are,
I can't let you live.
I've played my role.
This castle will go down tomorrow.
We will go all out today.
The Mouri and the Sanada will set up camp at Tenno-ji.
We'll lure the enemy.
In the meantime, Akashi's cavalry will come from the back,
for a pincer formation.
Ohno Harufusa's army will be at Okayama-guchi.
Understood.
When the time is right,
Lord Hideyori will make his appearance.
Finally.
The hoisting of the Toyotomi's banner will be the signal
to attack all at once.
We will take Ieyasu's head.
Lately...
I dream of going down with the castle.
I wish to die proudly.
There is no such thing as a proud death.
I'd like you to live proudly.
I'm not afraid of dying.
In the burning castle,
you stab your throat and die in your blood.
Have you ever imagined that?
Have you ever imagined Hideyori's head on display?
I'm sorry.
All my loved ones die.
You've been having a bad dream for a long time.
That will end shortly.
I, Saemon-no-Suke,
will bring you back.
I have a favor to ask you.
Is it something that I can do?
I'm heading out to take Ieyasu's head.
Once Ieyasu is dead, the war will end.
Then it'll be a matter of negotiating
a compromise between the Toyotomi and the Tokugawa.
We will definitely lose if we go to war again.
We can win if you're here.
You plan to die, don't you?
If it's after you've won the battle,
you will have an edge in the peace talks.
In return for giving up Osaka Castle,
have them recognize the Toyotomi clan
as the ruler of Shikoku.
All right.
And if, by chance...
I fail to kill Ieyasu...
and the Tokugawa army attacks this castle...
Didn't I say, if?
At that time, please send Princess Sen to Hidetada,
as the messenger for peace.
Send Sen?
She will surely save you all.
Please don't forget.
The path will open up for those who don't give up.
What will Father say if he saw me now?
He would surely be happy.
Was I able to leave a mark of my existence?
A person's true worth...
isn't for him to decide.
Who decides?
Time.
During the warring era,
you righteously defied Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Sanada Saemon-no-Suke Yukimura's name
will go down in history as Japan's greatest warrior.
Despite what the outcome is?
What is important...
is how you lived your life.
Sir Genjiro.
The cicadas are early.
Yes. The weather is nice and warm this year.
Some must've come out early.
I'll make my cry, too.
I'm going.
Early in the morning on May 7th,
the Toyotomi set up camp from Chausuyama to Okayama.
Akashi waited at Senba-guchi as a separate force.
Matsudaira Tadanao and Honda Tadatomo
were on the Tokugawa side with their camps.
CHAUSUYAMA - YUKIMURA'S CAMP
I'll check the situation at Chausuyama.
See you on the battlefield.
I'm glad you're calm.
We will win this war.
Yes, we will.
That's what Sir Saemon-no-Suke said.
If he says we will win,
we will.
What's your relationship to him?
It's hard to explain.
A love-hate relationship.
Your Ladyship, it's your turn.
IEYASU'S CAMP
Why aren't we attacking first?
Why isn't the enemy making a move?
They must be waiting for Hideyori.
There are Toyotomi loyalists in our camp.
It'll affect our morale if Hideyori appears.
How about this plan?
Let's spread rumors of Sanada Saemon-no-Suke's betrayal.
That will prevent Hideyori from appearing.
In the meantime, we'll send Hideyori another letter.
Asking him to surrender.
Retaining the ronin.
Transferring to Shikoku.
We'll tell them what they want to hear.
Your strategies sound like your father's.
Work on that at once.
Yes, sir.
Where's Lord Hideyori?
Probably taking time to prepare.
The old hag Okura may be detaining him.
I hope not.
I brought this first.
Even without Lord Hideyori present,
we can fool the soldiers with this standard.
To make it seem like Lord Hideyori is here?
Let's save that for last.
I'll send another messenger to the castle.
Saemon-no-Suke.
We have a good chance of winning.
I think so, too.
The enemy is 300,000.
But most of them have no battle experience.
Their daimyos aren't on good relations, too.
They took quite some time to settle there.
When Lord Hideyori leaves the castle,
it'll be our signal to raid Ieyasu's camp.
Mouri Katsunaga will be famous in the country.
Go for it.
You bet.
Lord.
Lord!
Lord...
Matsudaira Tadanao's army shot at the Mouri's camp.
In response, the Mouri army shot back.
It's too early.
When I'm not there!
Wait!
We can't back down.
I'll be waiting at Ieyasu's camp.
At past 10:00 a.m.,
from Matsudaira Tadanao's army on the Tokugawa side,
shots were fired at Mouri Katsunaga's camp at Tenno-ji.
After the Mouri army regrouped,
they confronted the approached Honda army.
I'm sallying out.
No!
Everyone is waiting.
How will you reply to Lord Ieyasu?
I don't believe this!
I promised Saemon-no-Suke.
Rumor has it that he's in contact with the Tokugawa.
Impossible.
His brother is a daimyo under the Tokugawa.
They could be colluding.
Who's guided us until now?
It could be a trap.
Don't leave the castle!
Verify that rumor at once!
The Mouri army fiercely defeated Honda's army.
Then advanced towards Ieyasu's camp.
Sanada Nobuyoshi's camp was situated right before it.
SANADA NOBUYOSHI'S CAMP
The Mouri army is surging our way.
Let's stop them!
If we confront them,
Sir Genjiro's army will come to their aid.
Sir Nobuyoshi, please make your decision.
We haven't received orders to attack.
Do not charge at them.
Sanjuro, follow me!
Sir Nobumasa!
Don't act on your own!
The Mouri army clashed with Nobuyoshi's army
and repelled them with overwhelming force.
They also beat Ogasawara's army that stood in their way.
They continued to crush Sakakibara, Suwa, and Sakai.
We'll be sallying out.
What's taking Lord Hideyori so long?
Daisuke, return to the castle at once
and persuade Lord Hideyori to come out.
Did you not hear me?
I want to stay with you.
No.
Lord Hideyori being present or not decides the war's outcome.
I wish to fight alongside you.
You are a greenhorn and you injured your leg.
You'll be a burden by my side.
Sasuke.
Take care of Daisuke.
Father.
I'm counting on you.
There's a rumor spreading that I'm switching sides.
This is the only way to prove it's false.
Yozaemon, tell the lord who did this to you.
Sanada.
He caught him meeting with a Tokugawa spy
and tried to silence him.
I don't believe it.
We lost 36 men on our side,
and countless were wounded.
One man's selfishness can cause many to die.
Shall I commit suicide?
Nobumasa attacked the Mouri army to protect Lord Ieyasu.
Because of that, we won't be reprimanded by Lord Ieyasu.
I thank you.
Sir Nobumasa.
Sir Genjiro.
No!
Move aside!
Ignore the small fish.
Let's go!
Sir Sanjuro.
Sir Genjiro!
The Sanada-Mouri attack created great chaos for the Tokugawa.
Amidst that, Nobushige rushed straight for Ieyasu's camp.
Aim for Ieyasu's head!
Our only aim!
The Sanada are headed this way! Please escape!
This way.
Fire!
Ieyasu had not lost his battle standard since he lost
to Takeda Shingen at the Battle of Mikatagahara.
Ieyasu!
This way!
Lord Ieyasu!
The war was overwhelmingly in the Toyotomi's favor.
Ohno Harufusa's army at Okayama-guchi attacked Hidetada's army.
Enough.
This is it.
I will...
commit suicide.
Lord Ieyasu!
Let go of me!
What're you doing?
Let me die!
A crushing victory for the Toyotomi...
it appeared.
Now is the time for Lord Hideyori to appear.
I'm going back to the castle.
What shall I do with the standard?
I'll take it with me, of course.
This small action changed history.
Move forward!
What's wrong?
The men who fought all around became restless
as they watched the gourd standard return to the castle.
They assumed Hideyori was running back to his castle.
And another bad fortune.
Burn.
Burn!
Lord Ieyasu.
There's smoke from within Osaka Castle.
This last samurai from the warring era knew from within,
that tides can change in a battle.
He would never let that chance escape.
What good fortune.
Regroup the formation!
The Tokugawa army's counterattack began.
The Ii and Todo forces started to attack the Sanada army.
The tide has changed.
Let's move forward!
Is Lord Hideyori here?
They're all waiting for you to show up.
Yozaemon said he was attacked by Saemon-no-Suke.
Yozaemon?
We found out he was a Tokugawa spy and he committed suicide.
He's the one who switched sides.
There's a fire in the kitchen!
Put it out immediately.
Lord Hideyori!
Please go to battle immediately.
The army's morale will be lifted and we will surely win.
All right.
We have a crisis!
What happened?
Because the gourd standard came back to the castle,
the men assumed we lost and started fleeing.
Why did you bring it?
We haven't lost yet.
I'll leave now.
Relay that to everyone!
Reporting!
The Sanada forces were pushed back by the enemy and retreated.
The Mouri forces are in a hard-fight too.
What?
It appears...
the tide has changed.
The Sanada-Mouri forces attacked Ieyasu's camp
but now faced a fierce counter- attack by the Tokugawa.
The Akashi forces, hiding in Senba, tried to help,
but inevitably retreated from the reinvigorated Tokugawa forces.
Sakubei!
Hurry and escape!
This side!
I will sally out.
Lord!
I am...
the Taiko's son.
I refuse to stay in the castle and meekly commit suicide.
Shuri, follow me.
Yes, sir.
You mustn't.
Mother.
Move aside.
You must not leave the castle!
Please let me die...
like a samurai.
You mustn't die.
There's still another option to live.
There's no chance of winning.
I'm not talking about winning.
I'm telling you to live.
I have a plan for us to live.
The path will open up for those who don't give up.
You needn't be afraid.
Princess Sen.
Hurry.
Princess!
All of Osaka Castle rests on you.
Young Lord, stay with Lord Hideyori.
Naiki, come with me.
I'll hold off the enemy.
Naiki.
Hurry and go.
Let go of me!
How dare you!
Sue...
Ume...
Sir Genjiro.
Who is it?
It's Sanada.
Again!?
That's Saemon-no-Suke.
Back away!
If you want to kill me...
then do so.
But...
killing me changes nothing.
The Tokugawa rule...
is already solid.
It will never go back to the Toyotomi.
It will no longer be a world of decisive battles.
Men like you...
who can only prove themselves in battle...
there's no place for you anymore.
I'm well aware of that!
But...
I still have to kill you.
For my father.
For my friend.
For the loved ones...
that died before me.
Father!
I'm here to aid you.
You're late!
Sanada Saemon-no-Suke.
It ends here!
Sasuke.
Fire!
He's fighting brilliantly.
As a warrior...
I'd like to live...
and die that way.
The war has ended.
Let's go back.
Genjiro...
Farewell.
I see.
Osaka Castle...
All...
is but a dream.
Here.
Have a drink.
Are you with the Toyotomi?
I'm Sanada Saemon-no-Suke Yukimura.
This is it.
Thank you for serving me for many years.
How old are you?
Fifty-five.
You must be tired.
My whole body hurts.
I would think so.
Sen!
I'm glad you're back.
You'll be all right.
This rice ball is delicious.
We are entering my fief, Tamanawa.
Spend a leisurely night in my castle.
The lord is here!
How are the cultivated fields?
This year...
It'll be a good harvest for sure.
That's great.
You seemed well-liked by the people.
Similar to battles...
it's vital to read how a person feels.
I see.
Don't be unreasonable
yet don't let them slack off.
And collect your taxes.
On top of that,
a lord should not be extravagant.
That's how it is.
You've taught me the basics of building a provinces.
Lord!
Urgent news from Osaka.
Pardon me.
Let's go.
Sanada Maru
Written By: MITANI Koki
Music By: HATTORI Takayuki
Narrator: UDO Yumiko
CAST
Sanada Nobushige (Yukimura): SAKAI Masato
Sanada Nobuyki: OIZUMI Yo
Kiri: NAGASAWA Masami
Haru: MATSUOKA Mayu
Takanashi Naiki: NAKAHARA Takeo
Hotta Sakubei: FUJIMOTO Takahiro
Sasuke: FUJII Takashi
Toyotomi Hideyori: NAKAGAWA Taishi
Katagiri Katsumoto: KOBAYASHI Takashi
Ohno Harunaga: IMAI Tomohiko
Tokugawa Hidetada: HOSHINO Gen
Mouri Katsunaga: OKAMOTO Kenichi
Chacha: TAKEUCHI Yuko
Uesugi Kagekatsu: ENDO Kenichi
Nei: SUZUKI Kyoka
Honda Masanobu: KONDO Masaomi
Tokugawa Ieyasu: UCHINO Seiyo
Translations by MTI
Director: KIMURA Takafumi
Seven years later, Sanada Nobuyuki became the lord
of the 100,000 koku Matsushiro clan.
In the closing days of the Tokugawa regime,
the Matsushiro clan will trigger the collapse of the Tokugawa
with their genius strategist Sakuma Shozan.
That is far down the road.
THE END